Trident bat
Asellia tridens (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1813)
The trident bat (Asellia tridens) is a species in the family Hipposideridae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 10 g to 11.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the trident bat
- Weight
- 10 g – 11.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 66.1 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 2 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the trident bat live?
Not recorded
What is the trident bat?
The trident bat or trident leaf-nosed bat (Asellia tridens) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is widely distributed in the West, South and Central Asia, and North, East, and Central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves and hot deserts.
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Is the trident bat endangered?
The trident bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the trident bat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyHipposideridae
- genusAsellia
- SpeciesAsellia tridens (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1813)
Synonyms Rhinolophus tridens
Other names and names in other languages (22)
- Geoffroy's trident leaf-nosed batEnglish
- Geoffroy's trident leaf-nosed batEnglish
- Geoffroy's trident leaf-nosed bat.English
- Geoffroy’s trident leaf-nosed batEnglish
- Trident leaf-nosed batEnglish
- Trident leaf-nosed batEnglish
- Trident leaf-nosed batEnglish
- خفاش ثلاثي الشعبArabic
- خفاش ورقي الانف الثلاثي جيوفرويArabic
- pavrápenec trojzubcovýCzech
- Geoffroy-DreizackblattnaseGerman
- Geoffroys Dreizack-BlattnaseGerman
- Geoffroys DreizackblattnaseGerman
- Murciélago Nariz de TridenteSpanish
- itäafrikanlehtikuonoFinnish
- Trident du désertFrench
- פרספון מצויHebrew
- Ferro di cavallo tridentatoItalian
- グレーカグラコウモリJapanese
- DrietandbladneusvleermuisDutch
- grzebieniec palmowyPolish
- Обыкновенный трезубценосRussian
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Relatives of the trident bat
Other species in the same genus Asellia.
Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat
Asellia patrizii
Yemeni trident bat
Asellia arabica
Somalian trident bat
Asellia italosomalica
CompareTrident bat vs Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed batTrident bat vs Yemeni trident batTrident bat vs Somalian trident bat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the trident bat?
An adult trident bat weighs 10 g – 11.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the trident bat endangered?
The trident bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long is the trident bat pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 66.1 days.
What kind of animal is the trident bat?
The trident bat (Asellia tridens) belongs to the family Hipposideridae in the order Chiroptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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